Gov. Officials
What social class did the Gov. Officials belong to?
They belonged to the highest class on egypts social pyramid after the pharaoh.
How long did it take for a priest to fully dry out a body during the mummification process?
70 days
What was the job duty of a scribe?
Being Egypts official writers and record keepers.
Who are the Artisans?
Highly skilled laborers who created some of the most beautiful art in the ancient world.
Peasants were part of what social class?
The lowest class
Which gov. official served as a chief judge?
The vizier served as a chief jude on the toughest cases.
Because the priest played an important role in the mummification process what did the egyptians believe happened to them once they died?
They believed in the afterlife and that the spirit needed the body in the afterlife.
How long did students attend scribe school?
around 12 years staring at the age of 5.
Artisan work included what type of work?
Carpenters, jewelers, leatherworkers, metalworkers, painters, potters, sculptors, and weavers.
Peasant life revolved around the Nile and 3 seasons. What were the 3 seasons?
flooding, planting and harvesting
Who were the 3 most important officials of the government?
The Vizier, the chief treasure and general of the armies.
How were the priest similar to gov. officials?
They were powerful and highly respected. a large network of them worked for the pharaoh.
On what material were scribes writing on?
papyrus, they rarely used clay tablets that was more in mesopotamia.
because being an artisan was hard work, how many days in a row did they work before they took time off?
10 days in a row
What activity took place while peasants harvested crops?
They worked together and played music and sang songs.
What was the role of a government official?
To assist the pharaoh in his role as supreme ruler of egypt
true or false only men were allowed to be priest in ancient egypt?
Fales, women could also be priestesses and were generally regarded as equal to male priests.
How were students treated in scribe school?
They were treated harshly. Sometimes they were beaten for being lazy or distracted.
Pharaohs used how many artisans to complete their artwork on temples, tombs and monuments?
Hundreds of workers
Describe a peasants daily meal.
Onions, cucumbers, fish, and homemade bread. Sometimes peas and lentils.
After the pharaoh who was the next military commander?
The general of the armies
what were 3 job duties of a priest?
overseeing ceremonies, being in charge of the temples, giving advice and preforming healings.
What type of records did the scribes keep?
They recorded information about grain and food supply, government census, taxes and court cases.
How did the upper class view the artisans?
They were seen as common laborers, some of the best artisans were not allowed to sign their best work and some got parties in their honor for the work they completed.
What holidays were peasants allowed to celebrate?
Only festivals that honored their gods.